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Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.8

Orange Lake Resort & Country Club in Kissimmee boasts four different golf courses, two championship courses and two nine-hole layouts. Undoubtedly, the most popular course is the Legends. This Arnold Palmer-designed layout is like getting two courses in one. The front nine is a traditional links that is wide-open and windy, which makes club selection particularly challenging. It is a good warm-up for the even more demanding back nine. On the backside, you will be playing through mature oaks and towering pine trees that border the lush, winding fairways. It is quite a feat to successfully maneuver your tee shots through the narrow openings of the trees, which gives it the feel of a course in North Carolina. The signature hole is the 13th. This daunting hole features a large green that is shielded by a rock wall, surrounded by tall grass, and protected in back by a sand trap.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Floradwarf (Ultradwarf Bermuda Grass)
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The McCord Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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4.3
1222 Reviews (1222)
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Reviews 241
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Florida Advisor
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Surprisingly good condition despite the wet weather and past hurricane Irma

This is a nice track with some challenges. They have done a lot of work in the surrounding (cleaned the woods). Tee boxes and bunkers are mostly good. Fairways still have some wet spots, but are well playable. Greens are not very fast but true and on the second nine have some mold spots which would require good attention … Staff not seen a lot, except the beverage cart and at the bag drop by arrival, but not after the finish of play! The pace was not bad, but as there were mostly twosomes only out there, could have been much better. But there was no player’s assistant to watch the pace out there..

Overall – this is a nice and partly challenging course that can be recommended, but watch out for the rate, if you get a hot deal from Golfnow it is a bargain.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review. We appreciate your feedback and hope you consider giving us another shot in the future. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thanks for the 4-star review. Come back and see us again for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and tough

The coarse was in great condition. There had been a lot of rain but coarse drains very well. Greens still recovering from hurricane but still very quick and fair. Will definitely be back can't wait

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Round at The Legends

I am an owner at Orange Lake and I always enjoy this course. The only concerns were several discolorations around some greens (they did not affect play) and some greens had little or no grass in spots. A big improvement is the white sand in the traps (nicer to look at and play out of). I would recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thanks for the kind review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nor for recreational golfers.

First, all 18 holes were open for play...not the "play nine twice as stated on Golf Now. This is a championship course and not recommended for the recreational or senior golfer, even from the forward tees. Fairways are usually generous, but the greens are generally small and many are very closely guarded by water and/or bunkers. Good value though, if you're up for the challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback about our course layout and the notes on GolfNow. We have reached out about amending the notes to avoid any further confusion. We encourage you to try one of our other courses at the resort for a more manageable layout and hope to see you again soon. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Downhill

I've been a owner at orange lake for 15 years and this course has slowly gone downhill over the years. I have play municipal courses that are in much better condition. Two thumbs down.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/20/2017:
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear the course conditions weren't up to par during your recent round. Our staff is working hard to improve the conditions, so we hope you consider giving us another shot in the near future. Thanks for playing.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens slow

Greens we're in poor condition...spotty, slow... rolling to a 6. Rest of the course was very nice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/17/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate the feedback about our greens and are glad to hear you enjoyed the rest of your round. We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout and good conditions considering all the rain we. Have had will definitely be back

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thanks for the great feedback! We hope to see you again for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Legends

I have been coming to this course for 20 years. Every year the course conditions get worse. Greens are slow and several have sandy areas or plugs trying to fix the bad spots. It was a 5 hour round. Needless to say I was once again disappointed in the overall experience.

Sorry to leave negative feedback for a course I enjoyed long ago. Hopefully improvements will come.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear the conditions of the course weren't up to par during your round. We appreciate you giving us another shot and hope you consider giving us another one in the future. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Annual Golf Trip

Son and I retuned for our annual, and are happy to see the course returning the old days, keep up the good work!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thanks for the great feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and are glad to hear you had an enjoyable round with your son. We hope to see you again for another round soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Poor condition

The golf course (legends), was in poor condition, not only because of aeration, but it seemed to be poorly maintaned (lots of divots on the greens and all sort of weeds)

If we have known about this conditions previouly, we would not have paid to play there...

The golf carts does not even have a eletronic map monitor, we had hard time to understand the golf course, since we only had the map of the scoring card..

The pro shop should and the web site should have some have informed us about the situation..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/17/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear the conditions of the course weren't up to par. We appreciate you giving us a shot. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great layout

This course has a great layout. The problem was the greens had been aerated and were not in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/05/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate the feedback about our greens and appreciate your patience as they heal from aeration. We hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Back to its original standard

We have played this course many times over the past few years and it is good to see that the course has almost returned to its best. The layout is challenging and with the work progressing on the back 9 I am sure that the course will once again be a championship course. Good to see the Legends at Orange Lake back in business.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Response from on 10/05/2017:
Thanks for the kind words! We appreciate you feedback and hope to see you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty poor amenities

Not one of the 18 holes (luckily the back 9 were open thanks to a tournament) had a ball wash!

There was no attendant when I went to the starter so just picked a cart (which was not equipped with ice).

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Response from on 10/05/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear the amenities at the course weren't up to par during your round. We hope this doesn't deter you from returning for another round soon. Thanks for playing Orange Lake Golf.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not exactly the conditions the pro shop said

My husband and I played this course on Saturday, 9/23. We live in the Orlando area so we try to frequent this course as much as possible as it is one of my husband's favorite. With the hurricane a few weeks ago and the greens being punched prior to then, he called the pro shop on the Wednesday prior to the round to see if the course was in good shape before we booked our round. The person he spoke to said "yeah! course is looking great! because of the hurricane you can't even tell the greens were punched." Well I'm not sure what course this dude was looking at, but it was not the Legends course. The front was much better than the back, some of the greens had sand ALL over them to where the hole was only able to be put in one particular spot on the green. Others the bunkers were being worked on so there were places of sod missing or the sand was so wet and mucky that you couldn't step in it without sinking. The back was a completely different story. Bunkers were so hard and rocky, you couldn't hit a shot out of them and some greens had no green to them, just sand and punch holes. I don't know if we would have played here with knowing the real condition of the course, I get that you want to have people come out and play, but the condition of the course definitely did not make it for an enjoyable round and for some people would make them not come back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/29/2017:
Thanks for the review!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

The course was in good shape. Some tee boxes and in the blind as to where the fare way is and makes it difficult to determine your line of flight. Other than that I love playing this course when ever I visit Orange Lake

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/29/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pretty good considering

Course was in great shape considering recent rains. Undergoing renovations but we were told that up front when booking. Greens were the slowest I'd ever seen them in my 40+ times playing this course. Will always be my favorite course at Orange Lake.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you had an enjoyable round and appreciate your patience as we work on our course renovations. We hope to see you again soon for another round. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in great shape after Irma

This course was in great condition especially 1week after Irma, very impressed. Will definitely be back to play this course. All of the staff are top notch, very friendly and very helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Thanks for the kind words and great review! We appreciate the feedback about our course conditions, especially after the hurricane. We hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 474
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

Arnold Palmer design. Great layout. Challenging shots with placement being very important.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Thanks for the review! We hope to see you again very soon.
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